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(d) No person shall den~ninate any me~ fee or purchase price of goods or services sold, as a contribution or as a donation or in any otl%er manner represent or imply %hah the member or the purchaser of such goods or services will be entitled to an income tax deduction for his cost or any portion thereof unless; (1) there shall have been first obtained a signed opinion of counsel or an Internal Revenue Service u~l~ug or determination letter holding such cost tx) be deductible; or (2) the member or purchaser is informed in writing that such cost may not be deductible; nor shall any. charitable organization, other than an organization exempt under Section 25-43, represent or imply that a contributer thereto will be entitled to any Lucc~e tax deduction for his contribution unless there shall have been first obtained a signed opinion of counsel or an Internal Revenue Service ruling or determination letter holding gifts to such organization to be so deduc*~hle. (e) No person shall make any represem~tation that he is soliciting contributions for or on t~bslf of a charitable organization or shall use or display any e~lem, device or-printed matter belonging to or associated with a charitable organization for the purpose of soliciting or inducing contributions frcm the public ~thout first being authorized to do so ~y the charitable organization. .(f) No professional solicitor shall solicit in the nam~ of or on behalf of any charitable organization unless such solicitor has: (1) Written authorization of t~ officers of such organization, a copy of which shall be filed vzith the Manager. Such written authorization shall bear the signature of the solicitor and shall expressly state on its face the period for vgqi~h it is valid, which shall not exceed one year frc~a the date issued. (2) Such authorization with him %~!~en me2cing solicitations and exhibits the same on request to persons solicited, or police officers, or agents of the Manager. (g) kb charitable organization shall accept any contribution exceeding five dollars in cash or tangible property without providing on request of the donor a written receipt acknowledging such contribution and personally sign~ by the person accepting such contribution. (h) kb person, and no organization of vg~ida such persQn is an officer, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor, shall solicit within finis municipality, if: (1) Such person has been convicted in any jurisdiction of embezzlement, larceny or other crime involving the obtaining of money or property by false pretenses or the misapplication of funds impressed with a trust, unless such person has received a pardon for such offense